Grumman American AA-5A N9695U

Summary

On 6 October 2010 at about 15:40 local time, a Grumman American AA-5A registered N9695U, operated by Coby Collins, was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 October 2010 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Downtown Airport (3DW)

Coordinates

37.2217, -93.2475

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5A

Registration

N9695U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Coby Collins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11FA008

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around, which led to an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he decided to land near the runway numbers instead of landing at the touchdown zone 1,000 feet from the approach end of the runway to provide additional separation from another airplane that had just landed. While on short final, the pilot determined that he might be short of the runway by 3 or 4 feet so he raised the nose of the airplane to extend the glidepath. The airplane stalled and bounced hard on the runway. The airplane bounced a second time and the pilot attempted to execute a go-around. He pushed the throttle full in, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. He attempted to direct the airplane back onto the runway, but it continued in the grass for about 280 feet. The airplane returned to the runway, but then veered off the right side of the runway as the pilot raised the flaps. The airplane became airborne again but also stalled again and subsequently struck the ground in a nose-low attitude. A postimpact fire ensued and consumed the majority of the airplane. The postaccident inspection of the airframe and engine revealed no preimpact anomalies. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.